Topic: id request for 'blenko' coloured goblet.

[Paul S.]

and that is exactly what I thought it was at seven this morning, but in view of the bubbles I'm now fairly sure it's not.   172mm tall - full of bubbles which reminds me of the Dutch 'Antiqua' style.     Has a reasonable amount of wear which makes me think it must be at least 10 - 20 old, but now got a feeling its something like TK Max or IKEA, so not too much of a disaster for a quid - it was just that I had a feeling I'd seen it somewhere.   Please do let me know if anyone recognizes the colour/shape, and thanks for looking.

[Anne E.B.]

I think the colour is called 'amberina'.  How about Kanawha Glass Co. West Virginia?  http://kanawhaglass.com/kanawha-crackle-glass.htm
Or may be one of the other U.S. companies who also produced amberina glass.

[Paul S.]

Hello Anne  -  my sincere thanks for your time and trouble.    You are correct, and I had realized almost immediately after my post that I should have included the word 'Amberina' which is what comes to mind when you look at this particular colour combination  -  but I think I was side-tracked by the bubbles     For those GMB members, like me, who are unsure of the meaning of this word....................Amberina was a term coined first in the States (and patented there first in the early 1880's).    Finished articles are manufactured from glass using a 'colloidal method' i.e. the batch used contains gold distributed evenly throughout, and the piece is then shaped/pressed/blown or whatever.     Before cooling, and whilst still very hot, certain parts of the glass are re-heated.    When re-heated at a certain temperature, these areas of the glass turn red due to the inclusion of the gold.     Typically, Amberina glass is characterized by showing these two colours of amber and red only.      I don't know about 'Blenko'  -  is that also genuine Amberina, or simply coloured glass  -  I do know that Mr. Blenko (an Englishman apparently) - was heavily into stained glass, which of course is not the same thing at all.
However, I will go away now and look at your link, and let you know of my efforts.             my thanks again,    Paul S.

[Cathy B]

You've probably established this, but for the record it doesn't look like any of the Blenko amerina-style colours. http://www.blenkocollectors.com/blenkocolors.htm

[Paul S.]

thanks Cathy  -  I would agree with you - the colours on my piece look a little bit 'too strong' for Blenko  -  and anyway I was unable to find any of the Blenko pieces with bubbles similar to mine.     If they don't think it is too cheeky, I was going to ask if James Measell or 'txsilver' were able to offer any suggestions, bearing in mind this piece may well have come from the States.   thanks   Paul S.